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Where were you when the empire fell? I was at my computer, trying not to cry...
by bbor 2y ago
Where were you when the empire fell? I was at my computer, trying not to cry...
- esafak 2y agoThe empire comes after the republic.
- rsynnott 2y agoOr, if one happens to be France, after, before, after, and before (they had two 'empires', interleaved between republics and a monarchy or two).
- bbor 2y agoEh -- IMO "empire" is used to highlight an expansionary, hierarchical regime, not just the literal old-school meaning of a single sovereign. Thus "anti-imperial" as it's used today, frequently targeting both post-monarchy Britain and the always-republican USA. In other words, empires in the day of monarchy were expansive monarchies, and empires in the day of republicanism are expansive republics. I love how I'm still freaking out but will jump at the chance to argue about pedantics online. It's nice to feel normal, I guess!
- GeoAtreides 2y agoI was in my bed, reading Worm fanfiction